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What To Watch For - Saturday

8/5

2017

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It’s Semifinal Saturday at the Citi Open! The heat has dissipated, but it’s been replaced by significant wind, which could have a significant effect on today’s tennis. Here are some fast facts on the singles semis.

[8] Jack Sock vs. [15] Kevin Anderson

- Sock is playing in his fifth semifinal of the year.

- If he wins the tournament, he’ll be first American to capture the title since Andy Roddick in 2007.

- Sock has only been broken once this week.

- Anderson has struck 50 aces this week, more than double compared to the rest of the field.

- Anderson, a former world No. 10, dropped as low as 80 in the rankings this year as he worked to return from knee, ankle and shoulder issues.

- The players have split their past two meetings on hard court.

[5] Oceane Dodin vs. [7] Ekaterina Makarova

- Dodin is just 20 years old and six feet tall.

- The Frenchwoman reached her career-high rank of No. 46 earlier this year, and upset world No. 5 Dominika Cibulkova in Madrid.